bookcurios Chapter 109 Gu Yunchen, the Collector of Vicious Women
Chapter 109 Gu Yunchen, the Collector of Vicious Women
There was really no other way! Gu Yunchen didn't come back often, and Jiang Mianmian had tried to find out some of his preferences, just in case he was picky about food like a child.
Therefore, whenever she noticed that Gu Yunchen showed even the slightest interest in a certain food, she would make sure to have the servants buy more of it the next time she prepared it, as if she was always afraid that he wouldn't have enough to eat.
It was a last resort, really! After all, Gu Yunchen rarely came home, and Jiang Mianmian had put in a lot of effort to better entertain him.
Jiang Mianmian sat to the side, her hands constantly busy, handing out pieces of cut fruit to Gu Yunchen.
Meanwhile, she would glance at him from time to time, just to look at his plot analysis.
The legitimate young master of the Marquis's mansion was tragically replaced by a fake young master. From the moment he was born, he was maliciously switched by the fake young master's treacherous mother, leaving the true legitimate young master of the Marquis's mansion to wander outside.
Having finally managed to return to the Marquis's mansion, he found that the bonds of kinship among his many relatives had grown distant and cold.
To make matters worse, the father was a complete scumbag and died young, while the biological mother was completely biased towards her adopted son, with whom she had no blood relation...
Jiang Mianmian froze instantly:
[Holy crap, they're spreading rumors about me! When...when have I ever shown favoritism, or only loved my adopted son? What utter bullshit!]
She was certain she had never been biased, so why was the plot interpretation on the third son's head like this? Furious, she continued to flip through it.
Oh! So that's how it is? I never knew there were so many unknown details! This is unbelievable...
There's a lot to say about this family. Gu Yunchen has a particular fondness for meat dishes, especially the strong, spicy, and flavorful Sichuan cuisine.
[Sigh! It's strange, she herself never realized it.]
The third son even has a taste for spicy food. And look at the second son of the Shen family; he's always had a poor appetite and prefers bland flavors.
The family's menu naturally leans towards low salt and mild flavors. Therefore, we rarely have strongly flavored dishes.
Gu Yunchen: "..."
He listened to his mother's heartfelt words in silence, muttering to himself, "Hmm, did I really have such thoughts before?"
I don't think so! Although I do not really like overly bland dishes, I do not necessarily have to eat Sichuan food every meal!
Besides, I only get to go back to the Shen family home a handful of times a year. What's wrong with occasionally having a few light meals?
[Mom, this is a huge misunderstanding! No... the reason I told the kitchen to prepare light meals wasn't just because of the second child! The key point is, I'm doing this for health reasons, hoping to live a few more years.]
Whenever the third son returned to the Marquis's residence for meals, there were always several other children eating together!
We can't just make all the dishes Sichuan cuisine because of his personal taste preference, can we? Wouldn't seven or eight strongly flavored dishes be enough? Besides, he eats plenty of the lighter dishes too, and he enjoys them just as much!
It turned out that it was because he ate a considerable amount of food each time he ate that Jiang Mianmian did not initially have much doubt about it and did not instruct the kitchen to prepare more Sichuan dishes.
But who could have predicted that she would be accused of favoritism simply because of the recipe?
Later, although he was officially recognized as a relative by the Shen family, the Shen family's vast assets ultimately did not fall into the hands of him, the original heir.
On the contrary, it was the illegitimate son, Shen Xiuyan, who was "full of selfish thoughts," who naturally became the new owner of this fortune. However, this matter had nothing to do with Gu Yunchen.
Jiang Mianmian: "..."
Gu Yunchen: "..."
Shen Xiuyan: "..."
Shen Xiujin: "..."
Faced with this situation, Jiang Mianmian, Gu Yunchen, Shen Xiuyan, and Shen Xiujin all fell silent, each lost in their own thoughts.
[It should be noted that the third brother already held an official position.]
Meanwhile, Gu Yunchen was eating fruit with a serious expression, not forgetting to glance at his brothers to see their reactions.
After all, he's not out of his mind. Ah, if he unfortunately loses his official position someday, it wouldn't be a problem if he came back to take over the family business.
[I just worry that if one day he unexpectedly inherits the title of Marquis, he might not be able to adapt to such a leisurely and carefree lifestyle. Wouldn't that be a waste of his extraordinary abilities?]
Shen Xiuyan and Shen Xiujin's gazes simultaneously turned to Gu Yunchen, their eyes filled with mockery and teasing, as if to say: Do you want that seat? If so, we'll pack it up and send it to you right away...
Gu Yunchen was so frightened that he shook his head frantically, like a rattle-drum, to express his refusal: Thank you both for your kindness, but I don't want it at all!
Although he was recognized and taken back by the Marquis's mansion as the "real young master," he actually only received a negligible amount of family property, and his life was still quite difficult.
However, Gu Yunchen thought to himself, "No way! I actually have quite a bit of savings, so why would I be living a miserable life? That's ridiculous!"
That's why he met his destined lover.
(?w?)
Oh ho!
Here comes the important part!
Shen Xiuyan and Shen Xiujin's eyes lit up simultaneously.
Gu Yunchen: "..."
He doesn't want to know, so what can he do?
Suddenly, Jiang Mianmian noticed something that puzzled her—when mentioning "destined lovers," the word "们" was deliberately added after the text.
Jiang Mianmian frowned, muttering to herself with some suspicion:
[Wait a minute, something's not right! Why is there a '们' (men) here? What does it mean? Does it mean the third brother will fall in love with multiple women at the same time? Is that why they used the word '门' (men) to indicate this?]
[Holy crap...]
[No way! Could it be that her eldest and second sons didn't take after their father, but her biological son did?!]
Oh my goodness, this is truly a terrible thing!
Her gaze was fixed on the top of the third son's head, her brows furrowed, suppressing her anger as she continued to flip through the pages.
A vengeful woman reborn, a Miao witch, a beautiful assassin, a vicious woman...
Every word was like a sharp thorn, piercing Jiang Mianmian's heartstrings.
[What exactly is this strange fetish of the third brother?]
Jiang Mianmian muttered to herself, her heart filled with doubt and confusion. She simply couldn't imagine how the third brother could be interested in such a group of dangerous and vicious women.
As Jiang Mianmian continued reading, she learned that:
After being reborn, these women all coincidentally set their sights on Gu Yunchen. They used every trick in the book to seduce him, trying to make him fall deeply in love with them.
Then, mercilessly toy with his feelings, relentlessly torment him, and finally, cruelly take revenge, inflicting upon him double the suffering he endured in his past life.
Is the third brother assembling an alliance of all sorts of vicious women?
Thinking of this, Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but gasp, and terrifying scenes involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
She seemed to see a group of all sorts of wicked women who had formed a vicious and treacherous organization.
The third brother stood in the middle of a group of women with ferocious faces, smugly directing them to carry out a series of thrilling conspiracies and schemes.
Jiang Mianmian's body trembled violently, filled with terror, a chill running down her spine. Good heavens, that scene is too horrible to even imagine!
In the end, all of Gu Yunchen's "relatives" became the targets of their revenge...
This is truly astonishing!
Good heavens! When they heard the word "family" in the plot interpretation, they looked at each other in disbelief. Didn't the third brother's "family" include them?
Shen Xiuyan, Shen Xiujin, and Li Tingxue all shuddered simultaneously, their hearts filled with fear and unease.
Zhou Jingyao: "..."
Zhou Jingyao, who had always believed that the troubles at the Marquis's mansion had nothing to do with her, could no longer remain calm. She had originally thought of herself as nothing more than an insignificant tool.
However, upon hearing the title "Second Sister-in-law" and learning of the tragic fate that awaited her, she instantly lost her composure.
Zhou Jingyao's eyes widened, and she inwardly groaned, "What kind of situation is this? They're clearly just pretending to be lovers, why am I going to get involved?"
Instantly, she panicked and became at a loss.
Although she did long to be with Shen Xiujin forever, she didn't want to die young.
The thought of facing such a horrific situation made her only concern about saving her life. And the thought of such a tragic death sent chills down her spine.
Zhou Jingyao secretly considered her options. After much thought, she realized that she was no longer as fixated on becoming Gu Yunchen's "second sister-in-law" as she had been before.
If there's really no way to avoid this disaster, then we can just postpone the wedding; as long as we can survive, that's all that matters.
If she can really be with Shen Xiujin, then after she gives birth to a child, she will not hesitate to let the child take the surname Zhou.
If this requirement cannot be met, she would rather choose the extreme method of keeping the child and removing the father, in order to ensure that the child can be included in her family's Zhou family genealogy and have no connection with the Shen family from then on.
Anyway, their general's mansion is a large and wealthy family, it's not like they can't even support one child, right? In that case, those women who are like mad dogs and keep pestering her should have no reason to bother her anymore!
"A-choo, A-choo..."
A series of loud sneezes suddenly rang out. For some reason, Shen Xiujin suddenly sneezed twice in a row.
At that moment, a strange chill crept up from behind, making him shiver. He thought to himself: What's going on? I have a feeling that someone is plotting against me in the dark.
Who is it?
Could it be that idiot He Wenxuan?
Oh dear! I had clearly warned him before that the woman named Su Qianqian wasn't quite right in the head, but this guy just wouldn't believe me and insisted on sticking to her.
Even if he wanted to get rid of her now, he probably couldn't. Hmph, as the saying goes, better to sacrifice a friend than oneself; he's just asking for trouble!